The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer In response to a recent court ruling that found fashion mogul Peter Nygard guiltyof four counts of sexual assault, Prime Minister Philip Davis commented onMonday morning and emphasized that justice must prevail in any instance wherethere are alleged incidents of assault against women.“I believe in the rule of law. He […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis, duly dubbed “Brave,” encouraged Progressive LiberalParty (PLP) supporters to follow him in being exactly that and to fight for TheBahamas.Mr. Davis encouraged party supporters during his address on the second day of thePLP’s 55 th National Convention at Baha Mar.“We have to fight some powerful economic […]

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By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham demanded that Minister of Labour and the PublicService Pia Glover- Rolle take back the misleading comments she made concerning the FreeNational Movement (FNM) during the recent Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Convention.Mr. Ingraham took time out of his endorsement of FNM candidate Bishop Ricardo Grant toaddress […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell retained his seat as the party’schairman, beating out the sole challenger former Senator and Deputy Chair Robyn Lynes.Mitchell received 845 votes, while Lynes received 630 votes in what the winning PLPchairman has described as a race turned “nasty.” However, the party line has […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Department of Aviation launched its National Aviation Three Year Strategic Plan earlier thisyear in an effort to outline the direction of the sector as well as to meet global standards andensure initiatives are aligned with the government’s key priorities.In February, the government announced 14 airports across the country that […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer Director of Aviation Dr. Kenneth Romer defended criticism from President of the Trade UnionCongress (TUC) Obie Ferguson who claimed that Bahamians are not benefitting from this year’srecord-breaking cruise passenger arrival numbers.“What I would say is that hotels are experiencing record-breaking numbers of occupancy thatthe average daily rates are at a […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Children’s Emergency Hostel has received a large donation of supplies valuing $19,000.Founder of It Takes One Foundation, located in Ohio, Jack Tucker said he has been a long timedonor of the hostel and has plans of hopefully adopting the hostel in an effort to get the facilitiesto maximum functionality.“You […]

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By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Industrial Tribunal and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS)introduced JUDI.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to automate core tribunalfunctions.The technology, developed by CAJS, will streamline time-consuming tasks like generatingorders and notices. More importantly, JUDI.AI will streamline administrative workflow, enablingmore efficient and accurate court operations. The use […]

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By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Industrial Tribunal and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS)introduced JUDI.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to automate core tribunalfunctions.The technology, developed by CAJS, will streamline time-consuming tasks like generatingorders and notices. More importantly, JUDI.AI will streamline administrative workflow, enablingmore efficient and accurate court operations. The use […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Bahamas Laws Online was upgraded and relaunched with the purpose to be more informativeand aims to display legislation in a format that makes it more user-friendly.This new provision will allow for the review and comment of proposed new legislation priorto parliamentary debate.According to a statement by from the Office of […]

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